Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) - 10/10 by John BeifussTerrific entertainment -- not an academic exercise but an unabashed crowd-pleaser.

ReelTalk Movie Reviews - 10/10 by Betty Jo Tucker'The Artist' offers a unique cinematic experience in an age when extremely loud sound effects attack our eardrums while watching so many current movies.

Tri-City Herald - 10/10 by Gary WolcottA silent movie that speaks louder and with more power than a dozen films packed with pages and pages of dialogue. Definitely the year's best movie.

MSN Movies - 10/10 by Kathleen MurphyUnfettered by irony, inspiring the kind of spontaneous emotional response we yearn for at the multiplex, [it] immerses us in joyful illusion, a world of movies within movies.

Knight at the Movies - 10/10 by Richard KnightA movie that is so old-fashioned from beginning to end that it's literally a breath of fresh air.

Salon.com - 10/10 by Andrew O'HehirIn the long and fraught history of Franco-American cultural relations, this movie is more than a peace offering; it's a loving, goofy, joyous French kiss.